Question

In a living statue, just as the name implies, somebody transforms（=change）himself or herself into a statue. Last year, I came across an article in a magazine describing living statues in the streets of some Australian cities. The article was vividly written, except that there was not even a single picture; one could only imagine what a scene it would have been! All the harder, then, to believe that I ran into the “wonder” in Barcelona this year. The performers – the living statues – were street artists at Las Ramblas.

Las Ramblas is the most famous street in Barcelona. Especially in summer, thousands of tourists go to the seaside by passing through this street, making it a center of shops and bazaars. Not only can you find tourists there, but also thieves, cheats, cops…among whom the living statue artists are the most special group.

They were covered with greasepaint（化妝油）in different colors, wearing season – disproportional （不和季節的）clothes, standing on a pedestal（底座）for several hours without making even a single move. Are they real or fake, the guests were wondering…and then suddenly the statues came to life, just for a few seconds to shift positions. But the movement of the statues seemed like someone just had breathed life into them. They really do look like statues, and that’s how they got their name.

Usually there is a jar or a hat in front of them. They would change to another pose whenever some tourist puts a coin in the hat. You may take photos after giving a Euro, or even less, but be careful not to touch the statues, unless you want yourself to be covered in paint. It’s a really special experience, don’t you think?

1．The best title for this passage would be　　　　　　 .

　 A．The Living Statues of Barcelona　　　　　　 B．Street Artists at Las Ramblas

　 C．A Shopping Center in Barcelona　　　　　　 D．Special Performances at Las Ramblas

2．We can infer from this passage that Las Ramblas is　　　　　 .

　 A．very famous in Barcelona　　 B．near the seaside

　 C．a shopping center　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．the writer’s wonder

3．The underlined word “fake” in paragraph 4 means “　　　　　 ”.

　 A．true　　　　 B．living　　　 C．unreal　　　 D．wrong

4．From the passage, we can see that the living statues perform in the street in order to　　　 .

　 A．show off　　　　　　　　　　 B．beautify the city

　 C．make tourists happy　　　　 D．make a living

 

Answer 1

ABCD